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Oklahoma City Thunder Christmas Round Table Series, 2 sleeps til Santa

By Tamberlyn Richardson

Dec 25, 2015; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Members of the Oklahoma City Thunder dance team entertain the fans in a break in action against the Chicago Bulls during the second half of a NBA basketball game on Christmas at Chesapeake Energy Arena. Mandatory Credit: Mark D. Smith-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 25, 2015; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Members of the Oklahoma City Thunder dance team entertain the fans in a break in action against the Chicago Bulls during the second half of a NBA basketball game on Christmas at Chesapeake Energy Arena. Mandatory Credit: Mark D. Smith-USA TODAY Sports /
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November 3, 2016; Oakland, CA, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook (0) dribbles between Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant (35) and guard Stephen Curry (30) during the second quarter at Oracle Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports
November 3, 2016; Oakland, CA, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook (0) dribbles between Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant (35) and guard Stephen Curry (30) during the second quarter at Oracle Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports /

As of today the Thunder sit 7th in the Western Conference with a 17-12 record. Where do OKC finish the season?

Tony Heim: Right now their on pace for 48-49 wins. If Oladipo comes back soon, I think they can get 50 wins; we forget how big of a difference Cam Payne>Semaj Christon is. Golden State, San Antonio, Los Angeles, Houston, Utah will finish ahead of them, but a six seed isn’t out of the question.

Chris Hughes:  Realistically I’d like to shoot for 50 wins. I think it’s definitely realistic, albeit optimistic. I think 47-35 would be nice. In terms of our actual position I think fourth would be the absolute highest. I don’t see us catching the Clips, Spurs or GSW. I think fifth or closely sixth is more where we’ll finish though, but I think all the teams that reach the playoffs beneath the aforementioned trio will finish close to each other, all within 40-50 wins.

Rich Condon: OKC are currently 16-12. I think they finish 42-40, which is good for the 7th seed in the West and a first round series with…wait for it…the San Antonio Spurs. Original of me, I know.

Casimir Cuffy:. I predict the thunder finish somewhere around 46-36 which might be good for somewhere around 5th or 6th in the West record wise. BUT they will also win their division so they will be the 4th seed.

Anthony Halkias: 5th place 50-32

Eric Snyder:  44-38 and a Six Seed in the Western Conference Playoffs.

 Yaman Khabbaz: The Thunder’s record at the end of the season will be 47-35. Their position in the Western conference will be sixth.

Joshua Lea:  OKC will likely finish in the 5-8 position. January is going to be a big month for this team. They have just three home games during the month of January. The Thunder will have to find ways to close games on the road either with or without Victor Oladipo.

Tamberlyn Richardson: Much depends on Victor Oladipo returning soon, especially given 15 of the next 20 games are on the road. Having Cameron Payne back should also help in terms of adding another ball handler and scorer on the court.  Factor in Sam Presti may make a trade (is he simply waiting for Payne to return to flip that switch?). Preseason I said between 3-6, so OKC Thunder will need to go on a run during the road heavy January and make a trade to get there.

Cole Hixon:  I said 43-39 to start the season so I will stick with that and say they finish 7th in the West.

Jeremy Lambert: Before the season I thought they were be a 45 win team and a sixth seed. I see no reason to change that. Even with a trade, depending on who comes back, they’re not going to be better than Golden State, San Antonio, or Los Angeles. Utah is getting healthy and figuring things out and the Rockets look to be a better team at this point.

Heather Koontz: I see them earning the eighth spot in the playoffs. I’d love to rank them higher than that, but without a Christmas miracle, it seems unlikely

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